Saturday, February 20, 2010
11:30 a.m. EST
Media Advisory
Beyond the Health Care System: Addressing Complex Health Problems through Public Policy on Social/Environmental Factors
| What: | NIH's Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Research organizes and sponsors a panel discussion, "Science
in Motion: Addressing Complex Health Problems Through Upstream
Solutions." Topics will include:
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| Who: | Moderator: Paula Braveman, M.D., M.P.H., University
of California, San Francisco
Speakers: Patricia L. Mabry, Ph.D., National Institutes of Health: Informing Health Policy Decision-Making with Community Level System Dynamics Modeling Meredith Minkler, Dr.PH, University of California, Berkeley: Environmental Health Policy in Communities James Sallis, Ph.D., Active Living Research, San Diego State University: Community Design, Physical Activity, Eating & Obesity: Evidence for Policy & Practice |
| Why: | Half of all premature deaths in the U.S. can be
attributed to behavioral factors such as smoking, poor diet, and
physical inactivity.
"Where we live, learn, work and play can have a greater impact on how long and how well we live than medical care." (Beyond Health Care: New Directions to a Healthier America) |
| When: | Saturday, February 20, 2010, 8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. PAC |
| Where: | Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, San Diego Convention Center, Room 6E |
About the National Institutes of Health (NIH): NIH, the nation's medical research agency, includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIH is the primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and is investigating the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov.
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